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6, 1963 R. EICHORN ETAL 3,100,111

SHEET FEED MECHANISM Filed Dec. 28} 1961 21 Sheecs-Sheet 1 IN V EN TOR.

ROGER H. EICHORN JOHN W. MELVILLE A T TORNE Y Aug. 6, 1963 R. H. EICHORN ETAL 3,100,111

SHEET FEED MECHANISM Filed D60. 28, 1961 21 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

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A T TORNEY Aug. 1963 R. EICHORN ETAL 3,100,111

SHEET FEED MECHANISM 21 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed D60. 28, 1961 INVENTOR.

ROGER H. EICHORN JOHN W. MELVILLE A7'TORNE Y 1963 R. H. EICHORN ETAL 3,100111 SI-IEET FEED MECHANISM Filed Dec. 28, 1961 21 Sh%aets-Sheet 4 IN VEN TOR.

ROGER H. EICHORN 3 JOHN W. MELVILLE Aug. 1963 R. H. EICHORN ETAL 3,100111 SHEET FEED MECHANISM 21 Sheecs-Sheer. 5

Filed D90. 28 1951 INVENTOR.

ROGER H. EICHORN g JOHN W. MELVILLE 1963 R. H. EICHORN ETAL 3,100,111

SI-IEET FEED MECHANISM Filed Beo. 28, 1961 21 Sheets-Sheet 6 IN V EN TOR.

ROGER H. EICHORN BY JOHN w. MELVILLE Aug. 1953 R. H. EICHORN ETAL 3,100,111

SHEET FEED MECHANISM Filed Dec. 28, 1961 21 Sheeos-Sheet 7 IN V EN TOR.

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SHEET FEED MECHANISM 21 Sheets-Sheet 8 Filed Des. 28, 1961 IN V EN TOR.

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SHEET FEED MECHANISM 21 Sheets-Sheer. 9

Aug. 6, 1963 Filed Dec. 28 1961 INVENTOR.

ROGER H. EICHORN B JOHN w. MELVILLE %"YY A7'TORNEY Aug. 1963 R. H. EICHORN ETA|. 3,100,111

SHEET FEED MECHANISM 21 Sheets-Sheet 11 Filed Des. 28, 1961 INVENTOR.

ROGER H. EICHORN B JOHN W. MELVILLE 1963 R. H. EICHORN ETAL 3,100111 SHEET FEED MECHANISM Filed Dec. 28, 1961 21 Sheecs-Sheet 12 INVENTOR.

ROGER H. EICHORN B JOHN w. MELVILLE Z"Yl A T TORNE Y Aug. 6, 1963 R. H. EICHORN ETAL 3,100,111

SHEET FEED MECHANISM Filed Dec. 28, 1961 21 Sheecs-Sheet 13 INVENTOR.

ROGER H. EICHORN B JOHN w. MELVILLE A rromver Aug. 6, 1963 R. H. EICHORN ETAL 3100111 SHEET FEED MECHANISM Filed Dec. 28, 1961 21 Sheets-Sheeo 14 INVENTOR. ROGER H. EICHORN B JOHN W. MELVILLE %/M Aug. 6, 1963 Filed Dec. 28 1961 R. H. EICHORN ETAL SHEET FEED MECHANISM 21 Sheets-Sheet 15 INVENTOR.

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SHEEJT FEED MECHANISM Filed Des. 28, 1961 21 Sheecs-Sheet 18 INVENTOR.

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SI-IEET FEED MECHANISM 21 Sheets-Sheet 19 Filed Des. 28, 1961 wmwt INVENTOR.

1963 R. H. EICHORN ETAL 3,100,111

SHEET FEED MECHANISM Filed Dec. 28, 1961 21 Sheeos-Sheet 20 INVEN'T'OR.

ROGER H. EICHORN B JOHN W. MELVILLE ATTORNEY 

1. IN A SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS, THE COMBINATION OF A FRAME, A SUPPLY TRAY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME TO SUPPORT A PILE OF SHEETS, A TORQUE TUBE JOURNALED IN SAID FRAME ADJACENT SAID SUPPLY TRAY, ARM MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID TORQUE TUBE SO AS TO MOVE THEREWITH AND TO EXTEND OVER SAID SUPPLY TRAY, PAPER FEEDING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID ARM MEANS ADAPTED BY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TOP SHEET OF THE PILE TO MOVE THE TOP SHEET EDGEWISE FROM THE PILE, MEANS POSITIONED ON SAID FRAME AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID TORQUE TUBE TO THEREBY ROTATE SAID TORQUE TUBE FROM A FIRST POSITION IN WHICH SAID PAPER FEEDING MEANS ARE OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TOP SHEET OF THE PILE TO A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH SAID PAPER FEEDING MEANS ARE IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TOP SHEET OF THE PILE, DRIVE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID PAPER FEEDING MEANS TO ACTUATE SAID PAPER FEEDING MEANS WHEN IN CONTACT WITH THE TOP SHEET OF THE PILE, AND STOP MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TORQUE TUBE FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH, SAID STOP MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID DRIVE MEANS TO LIMIT THE OPERATION OF SAID PAPER FEEDING MEANS IN RELATION TO THE HEIGHT OF THE PILE OF SHEETS IN SAID SUPPLY TRAY. 